"Young Master, the teacher that Madam invited has arrived. May I ask where I can take him?"

"Let's go to the study room. I'll be there after I change."

Zi Yi closed the door, changed his clothes quickly, and walked towards the study nervously.

He remembered the book saying that not everyone was learning to sing, but what if he wasn't suitable?

Feeling a little perturbed, he walked into the study and saw that the three teachers were all standing in the room, looking at him in unison.

"Young master Ziyi, I'm Du Feng. These two are my junior brothers, Du Ming and Du Yu."

Du Feng respectfully bowed and then looked Zi Yi up and down. He had a preliminary impression of him.

Zi Yi nodded, "Hello, Mr Dean. Please take a seat."

He pointed to a chair not far away, and all four of them sat down.

From the looks of it, these three were not more than forty years old. Du Feng had a masculine appearance and a slender figure. His two juniors were also very good-looking. With their graceful bodies, they must be very beautiful in their costumes.

"Young master's figure is similar to my two junior brothers. I wonder if young master can accept this?"

After all, in the eyes of many children of aristocratic families, watching a show was one thing, but ridiculing them in disguise was another.

"Sure."

Zi Yi replied. He did not like wearing that kind of black beard. He wanted to wear beautiful clothes and sing a song in front of Ming Yuchen.

"That's good. We can start now. Now that we have a solid foundation, it will be easier in the future. I wonder where we can start practicing now?"

Du Feng smiled at his two juniors. In his heart, he had a favorable impression of Zi Yi. He felt that he was respected, unlike how other rich families looked down on them.

"Let's go to the backyard. The place is big, we won't disturb anyone."

Zi Yi stood up and led them to the backyard.

In fact, Zi Yi could be considered to have his own selfish thoughts if he went to the backyard. From the incident where Mother sang in front of Ah Pa, he noticed that Ah Pa's expression changed.

He was going to the backyard now. There weren't many people there, and it wouldn't cause any trouble.

In the backyard, a cool breeze blew past, stirring up a few leaves.

"Young master, basic skills …" Du Feng began to explain while his two juniors continued to demonstrate and instruct Ziyi.

Zi Yi originally thought that singing wouldn't be an easy task, but now it was really difficult to learn.

"You have to practice this voice every day, otherwise the sound will be bad and the breath will be more important. Do you remember that you need to practice this more?"

Du Feng asked. Seeing that Zi Yi was listening very seriously, he felt a lot more gratified in his heart.

"Yes." Zi Yi nodded and recalled everything he had said just now. He had almost memorized it all.

"Then let's practice …"

It was already noon by the time the practice ended. Ziyi wanted to keep the three Mr Dean to eat, but they insisted on leaving. They said they would come back tomorrow morning and urged Ziyi to practice hard.

After sending them off, Zi Yi headed straight for the study room.

Chun Cao, who was standing at the entrance of the study room, welcomed him, "Young Master, Young Master Yuchun is here. He's waiting for you inside the study room."

She heard that her relationship with Young Master Yuchun was not bad, but ever since the Young Master came back, she felt that the relationship between the two of them wasn't as good as it was said to be.

But now it looked like she had overthought things.

"I know."

Zi Yi nodded, guessing in his heart why Ming Yuchen came here now, could it be to see him?

He couldn't tell what he was thinking.

"Master, do you want me to deliver lunch for you?"

Chun Cao had actually come to call Zi Yi for a meal, but had instead met Ming Yuchen.

"Bring it over, and add a pair of chopsticks."

After he finished giving orders, he went straight into the study.

Zi Yi still stopped for a moment when he saw Ming Yuchen looking down at something on the table with his back towards him. It was as if they were back in the days in the Duke's Palace where they would read and write everyday in the study room.

But now that they were in Minister Mansion, they were no longer companions.

"Why is Big Brother Yuchun here?"

Zi Yi took a deep breath and tried his best to calm his emotions. He walked towards him with a smile, trying to see what he was looking at.

Ming Yuchen did not reply, his gaze still resting on the piece of paper on the table, which Zi Yi could have copied from his handwriting last night.

Although it was not exactly the same, the imitation was very good. It was almost fake.

"This …"

Zi Yi was a little embarrassed and immediately grabbed the paper, rolled it up randomly and threw it into a vase. He turned his head to look at Ming Yuchen's half-smiling eyes, wishing he could find a hole to hide in.

In the past, he would always keep the copy carefully after copying it. Maybe it was because his father and Mother were not at home, but he felt that no one else would come into this study room.

"Since when did Yi'er start to imitate my calligraphy?"

Ming Yuchen asked curiously. When he entered the study room and saw this piece of paper, his heart almost jumped out.

He seemed to have found some solace in his crazed thoughts these days.

"I... I write when I'm bored, and I've copied other people's words, but I just find it very fun. "

In truth, he had only imitated Ming Yuchen's words before, as if he had wrote something similar, just like how he was by his side.

Ming Yuchen's eyes turned desolate. She still wanted to speak, but when she heard footsteps, she could only swallow her words.

"Young Master, Young Master Yuchun, Chun Cao has brought the food over."

Chun Cao placed the food on the table beside him. Seeing that the two were a little nervous, he wondered if she had come at the wrong time.

"Chun Cao will be leaving first."

She lowered her head and quickly retreated, wondering why both of them looked so bad. She wondered if they were arguing.

"Big Brother Yuchun, let's eat together."

Zi Yi felt that the meal was just right for him. He could easily end the topic of writing to prevent him from feeling too awkward.

"Alright." Ming Yuchen smiled, walked a few steps and sat on the stool.

In reality, he did not have much of an appetite. He hurriedly ate a few mouthfuls before coming here, so he wanted to meet him.

Zi Yi placed the chopsticks in front of him, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of meat and placed it into his bowl, "Big brother Yuchun wants to eat more meat."

It had only been a few days since he last saw Ming Yuchen. This time, he seemed to be thinner than last time, who knows if he had a proper meal in the Duke Palace, or just stopped eating when he was not hungry? In the past, he would always advise Ming Yuchen when he was around, and Ming Yuchen would also eat a little.

"Alright." Ming Yuchen picked up the chopsticks and stuffed the meat into his mouth. It was clearly a fragrant dish, but why did it taste so bitter when put into his mouth?

"Has Yi'er been practicing properly recently?"

He swallowed the meat and looked towards Zi Yi. Actually, he shouldn't have come here recently, but when he thought about the matter of facing the engagement in the manor, he had a headache.

The empress's entire party had collapsed. Originally, this marriage had had the chance to be annulled, but it was in vain because Aunt Chen had blown the wind from his father's pillow, causing the marriage to be unchangeable. His mother had never spoken up for him.

"Yes, I do. How is big brother Yuchun doing recently? The weather isn't good these few days, so don't get caught in the cold. "

Zi Yi said worriedly. He glanced at his frail body out of the corner of his eyes. He really couldn't bear to see him running back and forth like this.

But the phrase "I can see you" stuck in his throat, he couldn't say it.

"I'll be careful. In a few days, the teacher I've been looking for will arrive. If I want to study, I can't come often to see you, so I've come today." Ming Yuchen laughed, his voice was very soft, his eyes showed some restraint, and forced himself to lower his head to look at the table.

"Yes."

Zi Yi replied. He understood that the reason he came today was to tell him about this. To let him know that they had grown up and had things to do.

"Then, Yi'er wishes Big Brother Yuchun a bright future."

Zi Yi stuffed another piece of meat into Ming Yuchen's bowl. With a forced smile, he knew that he shouldn't be the child who stuck to Ming Yuchen all day.

"Thank you, Yi'er."

He ate the meat from Zi Yi's wallet and said, "It's time for me to go back."

Ming Yuchen put down his tableware and stood up, casually patting Zi Yi's head, and without waiting for him to react, he walked out the door with large strides.